Silverstone Auctions reaches record sale total

Silverstone Auctions achieved an all-time record sale total of more than £2.7million at the NEC Classic Motor Show last weekend, raising £1,500 for Children in Need in the process.

An iconic silver birch coloured 1965 Aston Martin DB5 saloon, which fetched just over £360,000, was the star of the show.

Other British classics such as a Lister Jaguar XJS 7.0 litre Le Mans Coupe, a 1950 Jaguar XK120 Roadster and an Aston Martin, 1958 Aston Martin DB2/4 MKIII, claimed a combined total of more than £365,000.